(Amendment  4  to 
B.A.I.  Order  15*. ) 


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AMENDMENT  4  TO  RULE  1,  REVISION  4.-T0  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD 
OF  SPLENETIC  FEVER  IN  CATTLE.  AMENDMENT  REGARDING  CAT- 
TLE  FOR  THE  TRI-STATE  FAIR  IN  MEMPHIS,  TENNESSEE. 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 
It  is  ordered  that  the  provisions  of  Rule  1,  Revision  4  (B.  A.  I.  Order 
158),  to  prevent  the  spread  of  splenetic  fever  in  cattle,  dated  March  17, 
1909,  and  effective  on  and  after  April  1,  1909,  as  amended,  under  which 
cattle  of  the  area  quarantined  for  Texas  or  splenetic  fever  are  only  per- 
mitted to  be  shipped  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined 
area  for  immediate  slaughter,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  suspended 
in  so  far  as  they  may  apply  to  cattle  intended  for  exhibition  or  sale 
purposes  at  the  Tri-State  Fair  to  be  held  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  Sep- 
tember 28  to  October  9,  1909,  inclusive. 

Provided,  That  all  such  cattle  shall  be  free  from  ticks  (Margaropus 
annulatus)  at  the  time  of  shipment  from  points  of  origin;  that  they 
shall  be  transported  in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars ;  that  they  shall  be 
consigned  "Care  of  Tri-State  Fair  Association;"  that  while  outside  of 
the  quarantined  area  they  shall  be  yarded  and  otherwise  handled  in  the 
manner  prescribed  by  Regulation  14  as  contained  in  Amendment  4  to 
B.  A.  I.  Order  143,  and  that  at  the  close  of  the  fair  all  such  cattle  shall 
be  either  returned  to  the  quarantined  area,  or  shipped  as  "Southern 
cattle"  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  dipped  in  accordance  with  Regula- 
tion 17,  as  contained  in  Amendment  4  to  B.  A.  I.  Order  143. 

It  is  further  provided,  That  at  the  close  of  the  fair  the  premises 
occupied  by  said  cattle  during  the  fair,  and  the  chutes,  etc.,  through 
which  they  were  handled  shall  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  in  the  man- 
ner prescribed  by  Regulation  14  above  referred  to,  and  that  no  hay, 
straw,  or  litter  shall  be  removed  from  said  premises  without  disinfection. 
Done  at  Washington  this  twenty-fifth  day  of 
September,  1909. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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